President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021. But 174 of those charged said they were only doing as Trump had asked. “The defendants who argued that Trump called them to the Capitol and to violence on January 6th were residents of 37 states, from Hawaii to Florida, and Maine to California,” CREW’s report said. “Trump has called all patriots,” wrote Deborah Sandoval, a supporter who traveled from Des Moines, Iowa, in a Facebook post. He has been indicted by Smith on unrelated felony charges for retaining top-secret documents and then hiding them from authorities.

Source: Huffington Post July 07, 2023 12:04 UTC